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George Taylor

George Taylor

61 appearances Β· Golden Age Β· 1938–2026 Β· 3 key issues
Who is George Taylor?

George Taylor is the no-nonsense editor-in-chief of the Daily Star newspaper in Metropolis, the demanding boss who first employed Clark Kent as a reporter. An ordinary human with a nose for news, he has been part of Superman's world since the very beginning of the Man of Steel's adventures.

Few characters can claim what George Taylor can: a place in the very first issue of Action Comics (1938), one of the most celebrated and sought-after comics in all of collecting history. A Platinum Age original born from the imaginations of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Taylor has been woven into the fabric of DC's Superman mythology ever since, appearing across titles like Action Comics and Superman in a publishing run that stretches an extraordinary 88 years. He keeps remarkable company β€” sharing pages with Lois Lane, Zatara, and Tex Thomson among others β€” and three of his appearances carry key-issue status, a testament to how deeply rooted this character is in comics' foundational era. For any collector who treasures the origins of the medium itself, George Taylor is a name that belongs on your radar.

Identity

Real name. George Taylor

Powers. None (ordinary human)

Affiliations. Daily Star (editor-in-chief)

β˜… First appearance
Action Comics #1
Jun 1938

Trivia

  • George Taylor holds the distinction of being the unnamed newspaper editor in Action Comics #1 whose full name wasn't established until Superman #2 β€” making his retroactive christening one of the earliest instances of a Golden Age supporting character receiving a proper identity after the fact.en.wikipedia.org
  • Taylor's masthead read Daily Star, not the Daily Planet collectors know today, planting him squarely in Superman's earliest newsroom mythology before the setting solidified into its iconic, enduring form.en.wikipedia.org
  • Jerry Siegel has written more of George Taylor's comics than any other writer in our catalog β€” 28 issues.

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1938–2023

Action Comics #1 β˜… 1938
Action Comics #1
The Superman Archives #2 1990
The Superman Archives #2
Superman in the Forties #[nn] 2005
Superman in the Forties #[nn]
Superman: The Golden Age #1 2016
Superman: The Golden Age #1
Superman: The 85th Anniversary Collection #[nn] 2023
Superman: The 85th Anniversary Collection #[nn]

Appearances

New York World's Fair Comics (1939)
Superman (1939)
The Menomonee Falls Gazette (1971)
The Superman Archives (1989)
Action Comics [US Postal Service] (1998)
#1
Superman #1 [Masterpiece Edition] (1999)
Superman in the Forties (2005)
Superman: The Golden Age (2016)
Superman: The 85th Anniversary Collection (2023)
DC Finest: Superman: The First Superhero (2024)
Action Comics 1 (Golden Age) Superman Day Special Facsimile Edition (2025)
Superman 1 (Facsimile Edition) (2025)
Action Comics 23 (Facsimile Edition) (2025)
Action Comics 1 Superman Day Special Edition (2026)